Week of 4/27-5/1

Ahoy!

Reading: Our Native American studies has begun! It is a blast watching the students get very excited about what we are learning and some of the connections that they have to Native Americans.

Math: With our state testing coming up soon, our class is busy preparing for our testing. We are currently working on division, area and perimeter. This will be our focus for the next few weeks until testing starts! Please keep practicing multiplication facts.

Writing: Students are finishing the first drafts and editing process for their informational writing piece.

Spelling: (working on words with silent letters)
through
since
world
they
above
there
country
its
half
true
red
picture
animals
fish
plants
their
many
would
group
own

Challenge:
symbol
activate
application
loyal
production

Calendar Events:
5/1- PALS Movie Night at 6.
5/11-5/15 SBAC Math Testing
5/21- Field Trip to Lalooska
6/1-6/5 Book Fair

I hope that this covers anything. If you have any questions feel free to contact me!

Thanks,
Miss Irwin

Week of 4/20-4/24

Ahoy!

I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weather this last weekend! I sure know that I did! We took advantage of it in room 204 :) As the year continues to rush by, we continue to buckle down and get the last bits of learning in.

Math: This week we started our 5th unit. This unit focuses on multiplication and division. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE PRACTICING THEIR MULTIPLICATION FACTS EVERY DAY! Having these facts down will really help the students to feel successful during this unit.

Reading: We are finishing our 4th unit on Salmon. Our unit test will be on Thursday and Friday of this week. Our next unit is focused on Native Americans.

Writing: The students are knee-deep in the informational writing process. I am looking forward to seeing all of the final drafts that the students have been working on.

Science: Our science unit is focused on the many different life cycles that occur in nature. We have investigated the life cycle of salmon, and are currently looking at the life cycle of plants.

Spelling:
there
between
always
hand
something
group
example
face
white
only
door
school
it's
turn
first
too
cut
second
done
important

Challenge:
breathe
succeed
surprise
horrible
invisible

Calendar:
May 11-15 3rd grade MATH Smarter Balanced Assessment
May 29- Last day of JWR

Have a great rest of your week!
Miss Irwin

Week of 4/13-4/17

Ahoy!

It has been a great first week back! The kids dove right back into our routines and are really showing how much they have learned. Here is what we are doing this week:

Reading: Finishing up our learning on salmon. We are always working on skills like finding the main idea, talking about characters, setting, and comparing and contrasting story elements.

Math: We ended up not taking our unit 4 test before spring break... this week we will take the post test and start our next unit. The next unit focuses heavily on multiplication and division! PLEASE KEEP PRACTICING FACTS AT HOME! Here is a website to help practice: http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/quick-flash-ii

Writing: The students are finishing up research on their animals and will begin writing their informational essays!

Spelling: (Working on words that sound alike, but are actually two different words... upon and up on)
There
several
animals
family
often
upon
it's
up on
most
move
along
a long
work
once
turn
its
sure
water
later
another

Challenge Words:
priority
sleeve
layer
desirable
melody

Calendar Dates to Remember:
4/15- Tacky Tourist Day
5/11-5/15 SBAC Math Testing
5/21- 3rd Grade Field Trip to Lalooska

Thanks for all you do!
Miss Irwin